Food-chopper



A. KULAKOWSKI. mop .cHoPPm APPLICATION Fl-LED APR.26, 19l9.

1,367,402. A Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

A. KULAKOWSKI.

\FO0D SHOPPER. APPLrcATIoN FILED APR.2s. 1919.

1,367,402-, Patented Feb. 1, 1921.

@Hoffe/mig A. KULAKOWSKL foon cHoPPli;y APPLICATION FILED APH. 2li, NX9

1 ,367,42. Patented Feb. 1,` 1921.

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ADAM KULAKOWSKI, OFCINCINNATI, CHIC,

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Feb. i, 1921.

Application led April 26, 191@ Serial No.` 292,773.

To allzu/710m it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ADAM KULaKowsKi, a citizenl of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in F ood-Choppers, of which the :following is a specication.

Thisv invention relates to means for cut- "ting vegetables and' other materials into Small pieces` and the principal object of the invention is to provide means whereby` any one of a plurality of different kinds of cut ting plates may be used with the device.

Another object of the invention is to make all the parts which come in Contact with the materials readily. detachable for cleans ing purposes.

Still` another object is to; make the discharge member rotate with the cutter plate so as to facilitate the discharge of the cut material and to prevent the same from sticking on said member.

A further object is to provide means for forcing the material against the cutters.

The invention also' consists in certain other features of constructionV and in. the combination and arrangement of the several parte. to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the acompanying drawings and speciiicallv pointedy out in` the appended claims` In describing my invention in detail.y reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein` like. characters denote like or corresponding parts'throughout theA sevI eral views, and in, which Figure l is a Side view showing the` device clamped to a table;`

Fig. Si is a plank view ogl? the device;

Fig. 3is a vertical. section online 3.---3` of Fia 2;, i

Fig. 4 is a plan viewY of the supporting ring and the operati-ug means with the other parts removed w Fig. 5 is a perspective view` of the discharge member `with. the circular `rack thereon;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view through the discharge member and the supporting ring for showing the arrangement of the supporting rollers;

. Fig. Z is a perspective view of the. double presser; A

Fig. 8` is an end view` of a. single form` of presser; .h

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the Cutter` plates.; i

l4 ig. 1() is a fragmentary view.v of another cutter plate;

Fig. 11 is alike view of still another form of plates;` Fig. 12def a top plan. of another plate; Fig. 13 is a bottom.viewovt` this plate; and, Fig 14C` is a section on line lL-M of F1g. 12, Y

In theseviews 1 indicates the. base ofV the device which may be clamped to a table or other support by the clamping member 2. An inverted U-shaped upright 3 is` secured to the base and this upright supports the casing 4 for thev operating means which are` actuated by the handle 5i This. upright also carries a shelt` 6` which supports `the spaced ends ot a ring 7 which terms` part ot the supporting frame. This ring is sup-` ported from the base at diametricallv arranged points byr the legsl 8. `The ringr is provided with a pluralitv of slots` in its bottom and each slot receivesv a horizontallvrk arranged` roller 9. An` angle bracket l0 is located under each slot and these brackets are. secured to the bottom edcje of the ring and serve to support the lower endA of the pivotalpin of 'the rollers. The other part each bracket extends downwarfllv fromv the ring and receives a verticollverranved roller 11. will be seen, the horizontal rollers'l) proieft bevond the inner edge of the ring. and the horizontal andi vertical rollers` are so arranfred that the unner ed're of the vertical roller` isy substantiallv in the samenlane as the bottom face of the horizontal roller. i

The discharge member 12, is ot frustoconical:` form and is. provided with the flange 13 atI its upper end. SecuredA to this flange is an annular rack 14. This rack has its toothed portionv proiecting bevond the edge oi the flange and the interior diameter of this rack is of such dimensions as to leave the inner part ot the fiance exposed so that said flange and the` interior wall of' the rack forms an annular recess to receive Irhe plate 15 which carries the cutters. The discharge member lits within the supporting ring with the lever fees et the flans@ testina on. the

vertical rollers and the edge of the flange engaging the horizontal rollers. This will place the rack Within the ring and the upper face of said rack is slightly below the'upper face of therino. g

A vertical shaft 16 is arranged in the casing,` 4 and the upper end of this shaft carries a beveled gear 17 which meshes with a gear 18 Vwhich is connected with the handle 5.' A. toothed Wheel 19 is secured to the lower end ot' this shaft and this wheel is large enough to project into the space between the ends of the ring 7 so that it will engage the annular rack 14. In this Way when the handle is turned the discharge member Willbe rotated on the rollers carried'by the ring. Y Y

T he cutter plate 15 is caused to move with the dis har'ge member by reason of the Vfact that itis connected with said member by means of the notches 20 in said plate receiving the lugs 21 onthe inner Walls of the annular rack. The plate is provided with a centrally-'arranged knob 22 for facilitating the removal and positioningot the plate on thedischarge member. Y

'A receptacle 23 or" cylindrical form with bothA ends open. is Yarranged to be seated on "the ring yto hold Vthematerial to be operated upon by the knives. T he lower end of this receptacle is provided with a .iiange 24 Whi h has the slots 25 Atherein which are adapted to engage the undercut lugs 26 on ing the receptacle in position with the slots en'gagfirigjr4 said lugs andthengiving the recep'taclea partial turning movement the said vreceptacle will be locked on the ring. The diameter ot,V the receptacle is such that its ivalls andlange Willccver the rail; and the outer edge of the cutter plate Whenin position. The 4receptacle is )divided into two chambers by a partition 27 and this partition is provided with ya tubular middle poriit over the knob 22 of the cutter It willv thus be seen that when the parts are assembled and vegetables or other materialsto be chopped are placed in the receptacle andthe handleturned the plate upon vwhich theveqetables rest will berotated so as tovrbringr the knives on said plate against thev vegetablesY to, slice pieces therefrom.

VThese pieces will dropout of the discharge 'member into @receptacle placed under the same-and on the base. `The partition 27 will yprevent the vegetables from rotating with Ythe plate.

I sometimes find it desirable to press the lvegetables upon the plate VVand' to dothis l provide a presser member which consists ot a pair of semi-circular plates 29 spaced apart and provided With semi-circular recesses 30 Yto permit. them to' be passed into the chambers of the receptacle on each side ot the parcutting the material o' the plates and pressingv the cut portions downwardly and by having their edges bent donuiwardly and provided with teeth. Thus the vegetables are `firmly held by the plates and are pre vented from rotating with the cutter plate.

lllhen only one 'chamber ot the receptacle is to be used l provide a presser composed oiE a single plate 33 which is connected to the frames 34 and said frames are connected together by the handle 35. rlhus this presser may be placed in one or the other` chamber of the receptacle. This frame is provided with the stops 36 for preventing the plate from engaging the top of the cutter plate. This torni ot presser is shown in Fia:

The cutter plate shown in Fig. 9 is provided ivith the curved slots 37 through which the curved knives 38 project. These knives are adjustably secured to the lugs on the under side of the plate by screws or the like.

. The plate shown in Fig. 1l) is provided with a plurality ot pertorations -ll 1formed by using the punches on the inside of' the plate. This will form projections around the perforations so that this plate will :ict to grate the vegetables. The plate shown in Fig. 11 has the openings '10 formed by holding` the punch at an anglo to the bottom ot the plate so as to form small grooves leading; to each opening and the openingis at the end of the grooves so that it is arranged at rightv angles. to the tace ot the plate. This plate. will cut the material operated upon into pieces.

rl`he plate shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14 is provided with slots 41 for receiving' the straight knives. 42 which are adjnstably secured to lugs on the under side ot the plate. One wall of ea'h slot has a plurality of parallel recesses 43 therein and these recesses are adapted to receive the vertically-arl r `nged cutting ngers 44 which are carried vfrom the under tace of the cutter plaie.

rl`he clamping plate is provided with the slotted ears 51 through the slots of which a pin 52 passes and this pin has secured thereto a U-shaped cam member 53. This pin 52 is adapted to engage an L-shaped bij fio

lever 54 connected. with the bottom of the cutter plate. In this way by operating the cam member' the clamping plate may be pressed in clamping position to hold the iinger-carrying plate in proper position. By swinging the cam member away 'from the cutter plate the clamping plate may be released and the iinger plate removed. 11s will be seen the lingers project upwardly from the top face of the cutter plate immedi ately in lront of the imite so that the strips oi material cut by said lniiie are out into small pieces by said lingers.

It will thus be seen that all the parts of the device may be easily and quickly sepa rated igor the purpose oi cleaning the same and that one cutter plate maybe removed and another substituted very easily. Attention is also called to the fact that the rollers and gears are all covered so that there is little danger oi the same becoming clogged with the material. y

it is thought from the :foregoing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that l may malte changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes iall within the scope of the appended. claims.

What l claim is:

l. A device oi the class described comprising a ring shaped `frame having split endauprights for supporting-the traine, a sheli: on one of said uprights for support ing the end portions of the ring iframe. a casing supported on said upright7 a vertical shaft in said casing, a gear on the lower end oi said shai't and extending into the space between the split ends oi the ring traine, manual means for rotating said shaif'tq a discharge 'member supported by the ring frame, an. annular raclr on said member adapted to be engaged by the gear., a cutter plate carried by said member and a receptacle located over the plate and resting upon the ring frame.

2. .A device oi' the class described comprising a' ringshaped trame, supporting means for the same,V said trame having recesses in its bottom portion, bariton-tally arranged rollers in said recesses., icl'tets carried by said ring trame and haT-ring downwardly depending portions., vertically arranged rollers carried by said portions, a discharge member located within the frame and engaging said rollers. an annular raclr on said member, a gear meshing with the rack, a shaft carrying the gear and supported by one ot the uprights. manually oikierated means .tor rotating said shaft and a cutter plate carried by said member.

3. A device of the class described com prising a ring frame, uprights supporting rollers, a cutter plate carried by said member and a receptacle located over the plate and-supported by the frame.

4. A device of the class described com prising a ring shaped frame, supporting means for the same, a discharge*receptacle rotatably supported in said frame, means for rotating said receptacle, a removable plate carried by said receptacle, a centrally arranged handle on said cutter plate, a cylindrical receptacle located above the cutter plate and resting upon the ring frame and a partition in said cylindrical receptacle having a centrally arranged tubular portion surrounding the handle.

5. A device of the class described come prising a ring shaped Jframe, supporting means for the same, a discharge receptacle rotatably supported in said trame, means for rotating said receptacle, a removable plate carried by said receptacle, a centrally arranged handle on said cutter plate, a cylindrical receptacle located above the cutter plate and resting upon the ring frame, a partition in said cylindrical receptacle having a centrally arranged tubular portion. surrounding the handle, and a pair of spaced presser plates for insertion in the cylindrical receptacle, one on each side of the partition and ahandle connected with said plates, said plates having semi-circular recesses therein for receiving the tubular por tion of the partition.

6, A device of the class describedlcomprising a frame, a rotatable member therein, means for rotating said member. a` cutter plate removably supported by said member, said cutter plate having slots therein, knives projecting through said slots, means for adjustably and detachably connecting the knives with the under part of said plate, said plate having a plurality of recesses eX- tending at right angles from each slot.I a plate, cutting lingers projecting upwardly therefrom and extending through said recesses, a clamping plate for clamping the finger carrying plate to the cutter plate and a cam lever for holding the clamping plate in clamping position.

In testimony whereof l aiiix mv signature.

ADAM KULAKOVSIU, 

